Airbnb lists properties in illegal Israeli settlements

Dozens of listings on occupied Palestinian land on the accommodation bookings site raise questions about its legal position in profiting from the rentals

Airbnb is listing dozens of properties located in Jewish settlements on occupied Palestinian land as being inside the state of Israel, raising questions about the technology platform's legal position in profiting from rentals on the land.

The global accommodation bookings website boasts listings in over 190 countries, including Israel and the "Palestinian Territories", as the West Bank and Gaza are described on the company's website. But while a search for Airbnb properties in the Palestinian Territories turns up rentals in the Palestinian cities of Ramallah and Nablus, properties in settlements such as Efrat, Ma'ale Rehavam and Tekoa are listed as being in Israel.